George Bradley Kellogg (November 6, 1826 – November 12, 1875) was a

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military and political figure who served as

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of the Vermont Militia and a

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in the 1st Vermont Cavalry during the American Civil War.

Early life

George B. Kellogg was born in

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on November 6, 1825, the son of Jane (McAfee) Kellogg and Vermont Adjutant General and Judge Daniel Kellogg. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in

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. Kellogg served in local offices, including

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. He also served as Windham County

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and a member of the

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. He was Vermont's Adjutant General from 1854 to 1859. In 1861 Kellogg was appointed Brattleboro's Deputy

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Civil War

At the start of the Civil War Kellogg accepted a commission to recruit troops for the volunteer regiments of the

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. He helped raised the

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Regiment and was appointed Lieutenant Colonel and second in command. Kellogg was the regiment's de facto commander and took part in several battles, but was unhappy at not receiving promotion to

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and command of the regiment after the resignation of Lemuel Platt, its first commander, and the death of Jonas P. Holliday, who had succeeded Platt. As a result he left the regiment, and was discharged in 1862.

Later life

After leaving the Army, Kellogg moved to

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, where he reestablished his law practice. Later in the Civil War he was appointed a

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in the

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and assigned to a unit ordered to perform home guard duties in and around St. Louis. In March 1867

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nominated Kellogg to be

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for the Eastern District of Missouri, but he was not confirmed by the

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Death and burial

George B. Kellogg died in St. Louis on November 12, 1875. He was originally interred at Holy Trinity Cemetery, and the remains at that site were later moved to Calvary Cemetery.

Family

Kellogg married Mary Lee Sikes (October 10, 1826—January 16, 1907) on March 15, 1847. They had two daughters – Jane McAfee Kellogg (b. September 23, 1849), and Sarah Bradley Kellogg (b. January 6, 1853). U.S. Civil War Pension Index, 1861-1934, entry for George B. Kellogg, retrieved December 23, 2013

References

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